Chelónes
Chelónes is an archaeological site in Rizokárpaso, Famagusta district. Chelónes is situated nearby to the town Rizokarpaso.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rizokarpaso.
Rizokarpaso
Town
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Rizokarpaso is a town on the Karpas Peninsula in the northeastern part of Cyprus. While nominally part of the Famagusta District of the Republic of Cyprus, it has been under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus since the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974, being administered as part of the İskele District. Rizokarpaso is situated 4 km northwest of Chelónes.
Chelónes
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Chelones”, “Khelones”, “Khelones City-Site”, “Şelones”, and “Şelonez”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Rizokárpaso, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.58333° or 35° 35′ northLongitude
34.4215° or 34° 25′ 17″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
8G7PHCMC+8JGeoNames ID
146494
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In Other Languages
“Chelónes” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Chelónes”
- Greek: “Χελώνες”
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